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Does she live with you? Does she have dementia? Is refusal new? How old is she? Is she able to care for her other needs? What does her doctor say?
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Check with local pharmacies or her insurance and see if any of them offer pre-packaged dosages delivered to the home. Each dosage is packaged according to when it should be given. There is less of a chance of missing doses that way. BCBS Advantage plan offers something similar through a 3rd party ...Carolon? Can't remember exactly. There is a small town about 20 miles from where we live in a rural setting and I have seen signs in their windows that they offer service like that.
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What makes you think she isn't taking them correctly? What is she on and for what condition?

So you've offered to help her to do...what? What type of help is she refusing?
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KathyCollins, welcome to the forum. Please fill out your profile, as that will give us a better understanding what is going on. Example, how old is your Mom, what are her medical conditions, what type of meds is she taking, and what type of help is she refusing, etc. Does your Mom live with you, or live at a senior facility? And why don't you think your Mom is taking her meds correctly?
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Yes. Yes. No. 93. Feeds, dresses. and sponge bathes. We're looking into home assistance.
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JustAnon 18 hours ago
Hopefully the in home care worker does well and your mom gets on a good schedule of taking meds. I'm sorry she is being resistant, but that's very normal. Sometimes strangers are better at getting a dementia patient to take meds, take showers, etc.
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